Concept Design

SPARK CONCEPT DESIGN AWARD HEADQUARTERS

Spark Concept Design is one of a series of exciting awards created to encourage great design and designers. We invite you to join the Spark Community and enter your best designs. Come on in, join the fun!

The next entry period is timed for Fall-Winter semester design students and any professionals with a great concept to show the world.

The Spark Concept Awards are focused on work that is in the idea stage, and are the primary home for student entries. It is not for spec work, nor work intended for production or commercial realization. The emphasis is on ideas.

Spark Concept & Student is for any discipline of design. This includes graphic design, product, user experience, motion, architecture, interiors, medical and many others.

This competition continues Spark’s mission, criteria and categories. All Spark events are international in scope and accept entries from all designers, everywhere.

TimeframeBecause concept design entries are often student work, Spark Concept events are timed to facilitate entries from the main school semesters. That means we have a set of deadlines for both Spring and Fall semesters. Finalists from both competitions are judged by a live jury and winners chosen. (Pro-level entrants may enter at any time during the year.)

Important notes: work may be entered that was created anytime during the last 24 months. Student entries must be provable via student ID or copy of degree to win a Spark. All fees—primary entry fee and finalist fee, must be paid in full to be considered an official Spark Winner.

ProcessThe Competition disciplines have the same Criteria, Categories, website and registration system.

There are two pricing tiers—one for organizations, companies and professional designers, and a second for students and recent graduates .

Spark Concept is entirely “virtual.” That is, it is entered and conducted online, over the Spark website. No materials, boards or designs are delivered to Spark Concept. If your work passes the Phase 1 review (and your Finalist fee is paid), it will be included in Phase 2 and the live judging.

(Special note to South Korean entrants: please note that all Spark emails are blocked by Naver, Nate and Hanmail. Do not register with these addresses, because we cannot communicate with you– for example, to tell you that you won! Use another service– Gmail works fine.)

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU ARE ASKING SPARK A QUESTION, ALWAYS PUT YOUR NAME, DESIGN NAME AND ORGANIZATION IN THE EMAIL. IF YOU HAVE AN ENTRY OR REGISTRATION PROBLEM, INCLUDE A SCREENSHOT OF THE ERROR MESSAGE.